Media – kirsty miller: Recent Episodes
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I am very pleased to have contributed to a report examining the extent to which UK clinical psychology training courses have been taken over by political ideology. Unfortunately, the news isn’t good. We found that all courses have adopted a politicised stance in their teaching of clinical psychology – an approach that is exceptionally dangerous for both training and patient care.
Our report has been mentioned in The Critic, Cieo, Critical Therapy Antidote and Psychreg.
To view the full report, see here.
I was very lucky to be able to attend the Free Speech Union’s Scottish launch – a much needed event – and a much needed move for Scotland. The Free Speech Union offer support to anyone who has faced penalty for exercising their right to free speech. This is a right that has become increasingly … Continue reading The Free Speech Union in Scotland
This month I had an article published in The Critic Magazine. The Critic is Britain’s monthly magazine for politics, ideas, art and literature, and I am delighted to have been able to contribute my thoughts on the current state of Scottish Education. Having worked at a number of stages in the Scottish education system, I … Continue reading Article in ‘The Critic’: Teaching by the Critical Race Book
Today I gave a presentation to colleagues at the BBC about the psychological impact of COVID. While we talked a little about the immediate effect of COVID on mental health, our main focus was the long term psychological impact of the disease. I provided a summary of the research findings to date and we then … Continue reading BBC Presentation
I am delighted to have had an article published in Areo Magazine – an outlet I have long admired. Areo is on online magazine focussing on current affairs, in particular, humanism, reason, science, politics, culture and human rights. Named after Milton’s speech in defence of freedom of speech, Areo publishes essays from a variety of political … Continue reading Publication in Areo Magazine
I’m very proud to have been involved with No1 Magazine’s Body Campaign #worthsomuchmore. This is something that I feel very passionate about (as readers of my blog will know!), and in this article, I have offered some advice to help readers work towards feeling better about themselves (mostly by focussing on things other than appearance!). … Continue reading Worth So Much More
I recently had another lovely chat with Gillian Russell on BBC Scotland’s Personal Best programme. This time we were talking about the benefits of friendship, with tips on how keep and make friends. Please do get in touch if you have any questions or comments!
I was delighted to again be invited to contribute to BBC Scotland’s Personal Best programme; this time discussing a phenomenon that most of us are familiar with: procrastination! In the programme I chat to Gillian Russell about various reasons why we procrastinate, as well as ways to overcome it. You’ll find the programme here (or below), do … Continue reading Putting things off… BBC discussion about procrastination
All golf-lovers will know that one of the biggest golf tournaments of the year is coming to Carnoustie this summer. The Open Championship is one of the ‘major’ events on the golfing calendar, and Carnoustie is considered to be one of the toughest golf courses in the world. As a result, there is a certain … Continue reading Golf Channel feature
I was lucky enough to have a chat with local YouTube sensations, The Kilted Coaches today. The boys had spoken a little about their experiences with anxiety, and had had a great response from their viewers, so we thought it would be good to talk about it in a little more depth. I was delighted … Continue reading Anxiety chat with The Kilted Coaches
I recently featured on BBC’s Personal Best programme, contributing to a discussion on the importance of community. It was a pleasure to feature on the show, chatting with Gillian Russell and Dr Brian Little. To listen to the show, please click on the link below: Kirsty at the BBC studios in Dundee
I was delighted to be invited to feature on BBC Radio Scotland’s Newsdrive programme to discuss the findings of my research on high school pupils’ health behaviours.
To listen to the audio, click here:
https://kirstymillercom.files.wordpress.com/2016/09/safari-20160407-2207.mp3
The original paper can be found here:
Miller, K., Wakefield, J. R. H., & Sani, F. (2016). Greater Number of Group Identifications is Associated with Healthier Behaviour in Adolescents. British Journal of Developmental Psychology, 34 (2), 291-305. DOI: 10.1111/bjdp.12141.
I was delighted to be one of 10 presenters at the TEDxDundee event ‘Make a Difference’.
Listen to my talk entitled ‘The Social Cure’ below: